140 healthcare staff in HSE South region test positive for Covid-19

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There are now 140 healthcare workers in the HSE South region who have tested positive for Covid-19, as frontline staff have repeatedly expressed concerns in the last week about the availability of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.

The figures, as of April 3rd, show that nationwide more than a thousand healthcare workers have tested positive for the coronavirus.

There are 1,163 confirmed cases among healthcare workers, with 684 alone in the HSE East region.

Of the 140 confirmed cases in HSE South, 18 are related to foreign travel, 76 are listed as "no foreign travel," while 46 are not specified.

Of the 1,163 cases among healthcare workers, 74% had no history of foreign travel in the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms.

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Healthcare workers have again expressed their concerns over sufficient PPE for frontline workers, after it emerged that 20% of the PPE received from China does not meet the required standards.

Phil Ni Sheaghdha of the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation said today on RTE Radio that the re-sterilisation and re-use of PPE intended as single use items has become common, and also highlighted a shortage in nursing homes and community units.

Nationwide, there are now 57 clusters associated with nursing homes and 43 clusters associated with hospitals. Five hospitals in the HSE South region and one nursing home in the region are among the listed clusters.

HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has also said that tests will increase from 2,500 per day to 4,500 per day, but warned that the supply of testing equipment is "a significant worldwide challenge."